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we saw senator reid and mitch mcconnell try to get a deal, that failed. now mcconnell and biden who have a very good relationship. they worked on extending the tax breaks in 2010 they are trying it. the clock is ticking. the public is going to have to read this bill and members will demand that they read this bill before they vote on it and that's why we will go over the fiscal cliff. >> great to have you here today. i know the clock is ticking. i know you're watching it closely. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. gregg. jon: a new report on the terror attack on our consulate in libya. who they are blaming for the deaths of four americans including our ambassador. a french court says goodbye to that country's controversial 75% tax rate on the wealthy. don't you wish you were living in france? what that means for the socialist government of that country as it vows to continue squeezing the rich. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as plosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor
we saw senator reid and mitch mcconnell try to get a deal, that failed. now mcconnell and biden who have a very good relationship. they worked on extending the tax breaks in 2010 they are trying it. the clock is ticking. the public is going to have to read this bill and members will demand that they read this bill before they vote on it and that's why we will go over the fiscal cliff. >> great to have you here today. i know the clock is ticking. i know you're watching it closely. thank...
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president obama, as mitch mcconnell pointed out, it has never asked for a private meeting. years into his first term. he finally did meet with him, but he got off to a poor relationship with the more northerly leader in the senate who has effective control over the senate floor. because of the power of the minority now, senator mitch mcconnell would have to work with democrats, even if mitt romney was president. there was so much power that the minority had -- and if republicans control everything, they are still going to have to work with you democrats. jon: we are pointing out the president obama has laid the lack of progress at the feet of republicans. yet, he had democratic majorities in the house and senate his first two years in office. he didn't a lot with it. all right, a.b. stoddard. >> i like to blame both parties speak to tropical storm isaac. the states are trying to figure out the appropriate response. as well as the white house and news media. hurricane ivan, which one will be the bigger event between isaac and the convention? in the meantime, republicans are
president obama, as mitch mcconnell pointed out, it has never asked for a private meeting. years into his first term. he finally did meet with him, but he got off to a poor relationship with the more northerly leader in the senate who has effective control over the senate floor. because of the power of the minority now, senator mitch mcconnell would have to work with democrats, even if mitt romney was president. there was so much power that the minority had -- and if republicans control...
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reid piled on a little bit late yesterday afternoon and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell responded. take a listen. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them two in fact. they're not here. they're not here. john boehner seeps to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> reporter: there have been all eyes on senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, the counterpart to harry reid because he has been pretty quiet early on in the negotiations. was defering speaker boehner to give the republican side. after hearing senator reid yesterday, senator mcconnell fired back. take a listen. >> we're coming up against a hard deadline here and i said, this is a conversation we should had months ago. and republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: now senator mcconnell also said he was disappointed because when he got a call from the president two nights ago r
reid piled on a little bit late yesterday afternoon and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell responded. take a listen. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them two in fact. they're not here. they're not here. john boehner seeps to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> reporter: there have been all eyes on senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader,...
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this is spokesperson from senator mitch mcconnell's office. last night the president called senator mcconnell, the first democrat to do so on the fiscal cliff since thanksgiving and other leaders to talk about the need for the senate to act. the leader is happy to review what the president has in mind but to date the senate democrat majority has not put forward a plan. when they do members on both sides of the aisle will review the legislation and make decisions on how to best proceed, end quote. this is a serious back and forth. let's get some perspective. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live for us in washington. a short time ago, another key lawmaker did not sound very optimistic, mike. >> reporter: harris, you would be right. that would be senate majority leader harry reid. seemed kind of irritated that house republicans and all house members are not here in washington trying to work out a deal on the fiscal cliff. here is more from leader reid a short time ago. >> if we go over the cliff and it looks like that's where we
this is spokesperson from senator mitch mcconnell's office. last night the president called senator mcconnell, the first democrat to do so on the fiscal cliff since thanksgiving and other leaders to talk about the need for the senate to act. the leader is happy to review what the president has in mind but to date the senate democrat majority has not put forward a plan. when they do members on both sides of the aisle will review the legislation and make decisions on how to best proceed, end...
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jon: senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the u.s. senate, thank you, sir. >> thank you. jon: and we'll be right back with more "happening now." v8 v-. could've had a v8. ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars.
jon: senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the u.s. senate, thank you, sir. >> thank you. jon: and we'll be right back with more "happening now." v8 v-. could've had a v8. ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the...
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that is what mitch mcconnell, the republican senate leader is trying to say that they will do. i think we're not yet sure whether that will be the case or not. it is going to take some investigating to see it. it might all come down to what the senate parliamentarian says which we'll have to see later. jon: again it would have been fascinating to be a fly on the wall for all those supreme court discussions again supposedly, anthony kennedy working real hard to persuade the chief justice to change his vote. there must have been some fascinating dynamics going on there. >> absolutely. jon: erin mcpike, from "real clear politics". thank you. >> thank you. jenna: we were talking wither run in d.c. we're lucky we have power in our studios. jon: maybe it is emergency generators. jenna: millions are without power from d.c. all the way down the coast to the midwest. brutal heat bearing down in big swaths of our country. we'll tell you how those affected are trying to cope and what is3x ahead weatherwise as well. jon: it wasn't that long ago that asteroids slammed into the earth flatten
that is what mitch mcconnell, the republican senate leader is trying to say that they will do. i think we're not yet sure whether that will be the case or not. it is going to take some investigating to see it. it might all come down to what the senate parliamentarian says which we'll have to see later. jon: again it would have been fascinating to be a fly on the wall for all those supreme court discussions again supposedly, anthony kennedy working real hard to persuade the chief justice to...
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there was a fund-raiser in chicago last friday where he picked up on that criticism from mitch mcconnell and other republicans who call it derisively, obamacare. fine. call it obamacare. obama does care, the president said, about kids that diabetes and illness or preexisting conditions because they're covered in health insurance because of this new law. they will be as aggressive on the trail as republicans are in terms of knocking it defending that law but today they're not doing it. jenna: what did the president say about those talking about the anniversary. he said what? >> reporter: jay carney called it knuckleheaded reporting. i don't know who he was referring to in particular making a big deal out of the anniversary. i don't think he is refering to you that we're making a big deal of it. i think he thinks of world of you. jay carney is former reporter for "time" magazine. i seem to remember "time" magazine doing a lot anniversary stories. this is not a big deal the media making a lot out of an anniversary but maybe the white house doesn't want to talk about. jenna: we report, you d
there was a fund-raiser in chicago last friday where he picked up on that criticism from mitch mcconnell and other republicans who call it derisively, obamacare. fine. call it obamacare. obama does care, the president said, about kids that diabetes and illness or preexisting conditions because they're covered in health insurance because of this new law. they will be as aggressive on the trail as republicans are in terms of knocking it defending that law but today they're not doing it. jenna:...
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republicans senator mitch mism the leader in the senate -- mitch mcconnell blasted the president of saying he is doing is too much campaigning and not governing. take a listen. >> it is over. he won. congratulations. we have a hard deadline here however. and it is still, he is still out on the campaign trail, kind of celebrating. this is the problem. if the president really wants to reach an dwreechlt he needs to be talking with members of his own party right here in washington trying to broker an agreement, not out there firing up crowds and giving speeches. >> reporter: now the bottom line when you listen to comments like that it is pretty clear both sides are digging in pretty tough. not a lot of progress in these talks. and what is interesting republican senator tom coburn said on fox earlier this morning look, either both sides will come together and solve this or the markets will solve it for them. jon: the markets have not been happy with all the dithering in washington. ed henry. >> reporter: good to see you, jon. jenna: the man accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks.
republicans senator mitch mism the leader in the senate -- mitch mcconnell blasted the president of saying he is doing is too much campaigning and not governing. take a listen. >> it is over. he won. congratulations. we have a hard deadline here however. and it is still, he is still out on the campaign trail, kind of celebrating. this is the problem. if the president really wants to reach an dwreechlt he needs to be talking with members of his own party right here in washington trying to...
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one of those 4 senators is mitch mcconnell the g.o.p. leader. >> reporter: the president before leaving for hawaii says he hopes everyone gets a chance to drink some el nog, sing some christmas carols and get with their constituents to aeu to tell them they can get something done. all this will only cut $8 billion as opposed to the $4 trillion. can't america do better th-pb. >> the discussions have been focused entirely on taxes. even if you adopted all the president's tax cuts -- tax increases that he wanted it would do so little to touch our long-term fiscal problem. it really needs to be entitlement reform and it's really a tragedy that everything has been focused on taxes when entitlement reform is really what needs to be addressed to address a long term fiscal crisis. >> reporter: that and taxes seem to be the sticking point. jaime we thank you your insights. merry chris misand happy holidays to you. >> same to you. thank you. >> reporter: there were four firefighters responding to a fire in upstate new york and all four were shot o
one of those 4 senators is mitch mcconnell the g.o.p. leader. >> reporter: the president before leaving for hawaii says he hopes everyone gets a chance to drink some el nog, sing some christmas carols and get with their constituents to aeu to tell them they can get something done. all this will only cut $8 billion as opposed to the $4 trillion. can't america do better th-pb. >> the discussions have been focused entirely on taxes. even if you adopted all the president's tax cuts --...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell has filed an amendment seeking a repeal vote in the u.s. senate of the president's signature piece of legislation, his health care law. mcconnell issued a hint to voters saying if you give the republicans the majority, elect more republicans to the u.s. senate, he becomes majority leader, well, then the fight to repeal health care will be the first order of business. today a leading house republican offered this justification for the repeal effort. >> every time we send a repeal it's because it's built on bad assumptions, and if we're going to drive down the cost of health care, increase availability and affordability, we've got to start over with something that attacks the cost. and yesterday in both the morning and the afternoon hearings the one thing the democrats never even tried to fight was the fact that obamacare does nothing to drive down cost, and costs have risen under the time leading into the implementation of obamacare. >> reporter: a number of democrats have emphasized this effort to repeal the president's health care law as a
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell has filed an amendment seeking a repeal vote in the u.s. senate of the president's signature piece of legislation, his health care law. mcconnell issued a hint to voters saying if you give the republicans the majority, elect more republicans to the u.s. senate, he becomes majority leader, well, then the fight to repeal health care will be the first order of business. today a leading house republican offered this justification for the repeal effort....
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for example, during negotiations over the debt ceiling, -- excuse me, minority leader, mitch mcconnell call for meetings with him. the press secretary said at the time, we know is position and we are not having a conversation. coming up in the next hour, we will do some fact checking on one of the hottest topics on the campaign trail. it is all about medicare. we do. jenna: we look forward to that, shannon bream, thank you. jon: elizabeth warren is a primetime speaker tonight. locked in a bitter race in massachusetts with a senate seat with scott brown. her appearance tonight could play an important role in that battle. john roberts joins us live now from charlotte with a look. reporter: good afternoon to you. elizabeth warren has become a hero to the left. she also creates this consumer protection bureau. her role will be twofold. she will be there to fire up the base and also reach out to voters in massachusetts. she hopes will vote for her in november. at the same time and she has wrapped itself in the flag of the democratic party. senator scott brown has done some distancing from t
for example, during negotiations over the debt ceiling, -- excuse me, minority leader, mitch mcconnell call for meetings with him. the press secretary said at the time, we know is position and we are not having a conversation. coming up in the next hour, we will do some fact checking on one of the hottest topics on the campaign trail. it is all about medicare. we do. jenna: we look forward to that, shannon bream, thank you. jon: elizabeth warren is a primetime speaker tonight. locked in a...
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said today the president is completely out of touch on the keystone issue: >> i mean, think about it. at a moment when millions are out of work, gas prices are literally skyrocketing, and the middle east is in turmoil, we've got a president who's up making phone calls, trying to block a pipeline here at home. it's really almost unbelievable. >> reporter: and senator john cornyn of texas spoke as well, saying the president claims he wants to create jobs, but now he's apparently lobbying against the ones that keystone would create, jenna. jenna: you said apparently because there are still reports about that. what does the white house say about the claim that the president is personally lobbying democrats to vote against the keystone project? >> well, the white house is noto has not responded to questions about this report, but as you know, the president wants further environmental study of this controversial pipeline. he claims republicans are playing politics with the issue, but republicans make the same claim. they say the president has his eye on the
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said today the president is completely out of touch on the keystone issue: >> i mean, think about it. at a moment when millions are out of work, gas prices are literally skyrocketing, and the middle east is in turmoil, we've got a president who's up making phone calls, trying to block a pipeline here at home. it's really almost unbelievable. >> reporter: and senator john cornyn of texas spoke as well, saying the president claims he wants to...
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the president made a according to mitch mcconnell the fight is far from over. he says the problem is much more than free contraceptives. >> this issue will not go away until the administration simply backs down. they don't have the authority under the first amendment to the united states constitution to tell someone in this country or some organization in this country what their religious beliefs are. jenna: a big story here. chief washington correspondent james rosen has more. >> reporter: jenna, good afternoon. a leading catholic clergy man calling today on catholics to make their voices heard in protest of the latest attempt by the obama administration to insure free contraception for women while respecting religious liberty. at the same time on this network about an hour ago the archbishop of washington hinted there could be a truce albeit a limited truce with the white house if catholic institutions that are self-insured are exempted from the newest hhs ruling. >> we would have to see what that would look like but even if we were to find some satisfactory
the president made a according to mitch mcconnell the fight is far from over. he says the problem is much more than free contraceptives. >> this issue will not go away until the administration simply backs down. they don't have the authority under the first amendment to the united states constitution to tell someone in this country or some organization in this country what their religious beliefs are. jenna: a big story here. chief washington correspondent james rosen has more. >>...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says this upcoming vote is all about election year politics. >> what matters now for democrats is that they find a way to drive a wedge between republicans and a constituency that they're looking to court ahead of the november elections. >> that's what today's vote is all about for them. >> reporter: the procedural vote at noon eastern time, about 30 minutes or so from now, is not expected to meet the 60-vote threshold, and then after that, perhaps negotiations move forward. jon. jon: so is either side actually going to risk letting those interest rates rise on the student loans? >> no, although observers of this congress will tell you that not much gets done until they get to the brink, so to speak, and a lot of republicans say that democrats want headlines saying republicans vote against student loans plan in it this connection near. so for now, leading democrats are going to continue to hammer away. >> they have a much different pay-for than taking it away from cervical cancer and breast screenings, away from the affordable health care act.
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says this upcoming vote is all about election year politics. >> what matters now for democrats is that they find a way to drive a wedge between republicans and a constituency that they're looking to court ahead of the november elections. >> that's what today's vote is all about for them. >> reporter: the procedural vote at noon eastern time, about 30 minutes or so from now, is not expected to meet the 60-vote threshold, and then after...
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mitch mcconnell the minority leader of the senate stood in the well of the senate and said, will president you won the campaign, congratulations, but they don't seem to like this ongoing campaign mentality coming out of the obama administration. >> there is no doubt. and i think republican leaders in congress are not going to like that. i think at this point they don't want to see a continuation of the campaign. they would like to see the president in the white house and negotiators sort of sit down and workout some of the road bumps here to avert the fiscal cliff. and they don't see campaign rallies, or campaign maneuvers as the way to do that. that being said i think the white house has set out its course here. i think you'll see something a lot different in the fiscal cliff negotiations from the white house than you saw in say the government shut down negotiations a year ago. you are going to see a much more campaigning, much more campaign-like president obama in the next month. jon: you know, some sort of even partial -- neutral observers are saying that the obama campaign won in part
mitch mcconnell the minority leader of the senate stood in the well of the senate and said, will president you won the campaign, congratulations, but they don't seem to like this ongoing campaign mentality coming out of the obama administration. >> there is no doubt. and i think republican leaders in congress are not going to like that. i think at this point they don't want to see a continuation of the campaign. they would like to see the president in the white house and negotiators sort...
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mitch mcconnell dozen by the president's claim that voters endorse a tax increase to do that. >> while voters have given him a second term, they have also given those of us in congress the power and the duty to ensure that he uses that wisely. and that is, of course, what we intend to do. reporter: republicans are suggesting tax reform, but there may not be time for that to happen before the end of your. jenna: the news conference is happening little bit over an hour from now. wendell, thank you very much. jon: fox can now confirm that general david petraeus from the former director of the cia, has agreed to testify to congress on the benghazi terror attacks. what will he say now that he is no longer in charge at the spy agency? plus, no doubt you have heard us talk about the fiscal cliff. what happens if the president and the congress strike out when they try to strike a deal? "the wall street journal"'s david russell joins us. >> how will this all end? will it take for them to just talk about the deficit to doing something about the deficit. perhaps an artificial crisis like the fisc
mitch mcconnell dozen by the president's claim that voters endorse a tax increase to do that. >> while voters have given him a second term, they have also given those of us in congress the power and the duty to ensure that he uses that wisely. and that is, of course, what we intend to do. reporter: republicans are suggesting tax reform, but there may not be time for that to happen before the end of your. jenna: the news conference is happening little bit over an hour from now. wendell,...
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you had mitch mcconnell try to bring up the geithner-obama plan for a vote. check this out. >> this the president's proposal was made in good faith our friends should be eager to vote for it, so i'm surprised the majority leader just declined the chance for them to support it with their votes. so, i guess we're left to conclude that it couldn't even pass by a bare majority of votes and that they'd rather take the country off the cliff than actually workout a good-faith agreement that reflects tough choices on both sides. >> reporter: so there you had senator mcconnell trying to demonstrate that the president's plan didn't even have enough support from his own party. this morning on the floor you had the majority leader harry reid and senator mcconnell talk ago little football, perhaps a sign they are lightening things up and trying to move things forward. jenna: maybe. are they the only two that talk. the floor always looks empty, mike, is it just the two of them back and forth, is that what is going on? >> reporter: they come through, they take center stage
you had mitch mcconnell try to bring up the geithner-obama plan for a vote. check this out. >> this the president's proposal was made in good faith our friends should be eager to vote for it, so i'm surprised the majority leader just declined the chance for them to support it with their votes. so, i guess we're left to conclude that it couldn't even pass by a bare majority of votes and that they'd rather take the country off the cliff than actually workout a good-faith agreement that...
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you would probably have senate republican leader mitch mcconnell if not for the tea party. to monica's point, jim demint will create problems from somebody like john boehner. >> as he should. >> wants to desperately cut a deal but probably won't be able to because his own caucus won't go along with it. >> if the republican party stuck to their core principles of limited government and fiscal restraint there would be no need for a tea party. thanks to jim demint, you named a couple of candidates that were weak, thanks to demint and strong tea party folks we have mike lee, jeff flake, marco rubio, we have rand paul, pat toomey. they would not have gotten to the senate without jim demint. he will be a huge force bringing country back. jon: we'll hear a lot from him in the days ahead. monica, yulely, thank you both. >> thank you. heather: coming up two brothers face a judge accused of plotting a terror attack on u.s. soil. a live report coming up. >>> nasa struggling to find its footing after retiring the shuttle program. we'll take a look at a new study suggesting that underfu
you would probably have senate republican leader mitch mcconnell if not for the tea party. to monica's point, jim demint will create problems from somebody like john boehner. >> as he should. >> wants to desperately cut a deal but probably won't be able to because his own caucus won't go along with it. >> if the republican party stuck to their core principles of limited government and fiscal restraint there would be no need for a tea party. thanks to jim demint, you named a...